- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Allison & Busby; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749002891
- ISBN-13: 978-0749002893
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 433,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A second revised and updated edition of this companion to A PRACTICAL POETRY COURSE, which provides basic and practical advice for aspiring poets, from the first idea to the final revision, analysing the whole formation of a poem in detail
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Format:Paperback
The Craft of Writing Poetry by Alison Chisholm does just what it says on the tin! The book teaches the reader, step by step, that poetry is a craft and not purely the domain of the esoteric intelligentsia. It is written in clear precise language that guides the pupil through the various processes that make a poem. It covers both free verse, a number of set forms and provides many exercises to act as triggers for poems. The motto of Liverpool poet Adrian Henry was, `If you think you can do it and you want to do it, then do it!' this book provides the inspiration to do just that!
Format:Paperback
This is a useful book for any hobby poet. However although the exercises are interesting as they help you build up your skills and confidence it feels from much as though one is working through the author's course notes. Alison Chisholm is a tutor for the well known correspondence school the Writer's Bureau and the book has a slightly sterile classroom feel about it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The BEST "how to" book for beginners.
4 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is by far the best, most sympathetic, encouraging and stimulating book for the beginning poet that I have yet come across. It, and its companion volume - "A Practical Poetry Course" take the reader step by step through the various stages of learning to write good poetry. She keeps the technical details simple and accessible, and manages to keep an overall feeling of enjoyment and pleasure in the task at hand.
I personally owe this book and this author a huge debt of gratitude. I can think of no better gift for the person who likes writing poetry and is beginning to feel that maybe they should/could take it further, if only they knew how ...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
good guide
4 May 2003
Format:Paperback
This great guide is very useful & informative for learning about publishing. Cursively written, too, with pertinent quotes at the beginning of each chapter. I even laughed out loud a number of times reading this book, because it's just so fun to read! I have one small complaint, which can be expected of any printed book about the internet. The internet-publishing chapter of this book I think is way out of date. My only other complaint is more about what I didn't know about the book before reading it than the book itself. It's especially about British publishing, which means that a lot of information in it is directly relevant to poets in England an, for me as an American, is only indirectly useful.
I hope this review has been helpful to you.
Publishing Your Poetry
6 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
OK, so you have written your poems - how do you go about publishing them? Try the hard way - knock on many doors and waste a lot of postage stamps and telephone calls.
Or read this guide and you will save a lot of headaches - and you will start on the right track to getting published.
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